Bullismo verso la disabilità: un caso limite
Tommaso Fratini
The article discusses an extreme and very painful case regarding special education: bullying against disabled children and adolescents. We look at the phenomenon from both sides in cases of indirect and direct bullying. The first case of indirect bullying can be seen as a case of social exclusion, starting from the immanent reality of marginalisation processes towards various populations of disabled individuals. The second case is even more disturbing, as the bully harasses and exhibits hate and envy towards the disabled individual, despite the presence of an impairment and therefore a vulnerability. The article also addresses further considerations on the position of the teacher in the school context in confronting these cases, emphasising the centrality of the pedagogical strategy of inclusion to fight even the phenomenon of bullying against disability.
